1
as in to collapse
to be unsuccessful
a time when businesses were cratering left and right
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2
as in to plunge
to go to a lower level especially abruptly
the stock price cratered when the company filed for Chapter 11
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as in cave
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Recent Examples of crater
John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025
Repealing these key policies, especially while adding tariffs, will crater the market - WoodMackenzie modeling predicts ending these policies could cut 2030 annual sales share of plug-in vehicles from 32% to 23%, or about 1.4 million cars.
—Energy Innovation: Policy and Technology, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2025
Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
The Moon already contains hundreds of thousands — or even millions — of craters that vary in size, most of them originating from ancient asteroid impacts.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 4 Apr. 2025
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Verb
The spending and revenue figures would crater; essential services like veterans’ hospitals, air-traffic-control systems, and border-crossing stations would be completely abandoned.
—John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025
Repealing these key policies, especially while adding tariffs, will crater the market - WoodMackenzie modeling predicts ending these policies could cut 2030 annual sales share of plug-in vehicles from 32% to 23%, or about 1.4 million cars.
—Energy Innovation: Policy and Technology, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2025
Noun
Officials ordered evacuations for those living within a 6-kilometer radius (nearly 4-mile) of the volcano's crater as emergency shelters began filling.
—Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
The Moon already contains hundreds of thousands — or even millions — of craters that vary in size, most of them originating from ancient asteroid impacts.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 4 Apr. 2025
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Verb
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But, as ballots were being counted, government authorities announced that the electoral system had collapsed.—
Stephania Taladrid,
New Yorker,
21 Apr. 2025
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Tommy walks through the burning town and finds Maria, collapsing into her on Main Street, which is littered with dead, human and infected both.—
Sara Netzley,
EW.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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Losses were seen in BYD Company which plunged 4.03%, Meituan which dropped 1.02%, Xpeng which fell 3.46% and Baidu which was down 0.29%. Elsewhere, gains were seen in Tencent which edged up 0.17%, Xiaomi which increased 0.73% , SenseTime which added 2.11% and JD.com which advanced 2.91%.—
Amala Balakrishner,
CNBC,
27 Apr. 2025
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Divorce Is Often Deferred, Not Prevented When the economy plunges, so does the financial feasibility of divorce.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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To investigate the origins of the ancient religion, Singh travels to the Mentawai archipelago in Indonesia, a cave in southwest France, and the northwest Amazon.—
Shannon Carlin,
Time,
1 May 2025
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The property includes separate children’s and teen’s clubs with programming that ranges from cave art and treehouse adventures to music studios and private screening spaces.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
23 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The crop can be harvested at anytime but most leave the bulbs in the ground until the tops decline and flop over.—
Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
12 Apr. 2025
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The Bali project seems to have flopped, reportedly leaving local construction workers in the lurch.—
Kyle Khan-Mullins,
Forbes.com,
11 Apr. 2025
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Disapproval of Trump's tariffs is widespread, and his overall approval rating has dipped.—
Susan Page,
USA Today,
24 Apr. 2025
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Photograph: Robyn Beck/Getty Images Tesla brought in 20 percent less automotive revenue at the end of last year compared to the year previous, the company reported today, as demand for its electric cars appear to have dipped precipitously across the globe.—
Aarian Marshall,
Wired News,
22 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The valley blanketed in trees and speckled with caves and caverns combines with the peaks and hills surrounding it to create an outdoor lover’s paradise.—
Jennifer Stewart Kornegay,
Southern Living,
1 Apr. 2025
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Over eons, water dissolved the calcium carbonate, etching deep fissures and caverns into the stone.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
26 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Dix’s conclusion is easily seen in the lives of famous entrepreneurs who failed at various times in their lives.—
Daniel Fusch,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2025
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Andrews failed to secure a short pass from Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson on a two-point conversion attempt late in the fourth quarter.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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Rising bond yields Yields on 10-year Treasury bonds typically fall – and their prices rise - as investors flee stocks for the safe haven of Treasuries during economic slowdowns.—
Paul Davidson,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2025
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Homicide and nonfatal shooting totals fell again in 2023, but the city was roiled by robbery and carjacking crews responsible for an overall uptick in violence.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2025
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“Crater.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crater. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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